Lycopodiaceae

Hairtip clubmoss

Lycopodium venustulum Gaudich.

Family: Lycopodiaceae
Genus: Lycopodium

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Hairtip clubmoss: Lycopodium venustulum var. venustulum (Lycopodium) Fertile strobilus at Waikamoi, Maui, Hawaii. April 12, 2010 #100412-4730 Image Use Policy — Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Hairtip clubmoss

Synonyms

Lycopodium clavatum var. hochreutineri Nessel
Lycopodium heterophyllum Hook. & Grev.
Lycopodium jovis Hedw.
Lycopodium pinifolium var. hochreutineri Herter
Lycopodium sirii Herter
Urostachys hochreutineri (Herter) Herter ex Nessel

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: native

Photos

Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: steve b, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Neal Kelso, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kevin Faccenda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.